TSNe-Bulletin: February 2011

Welcome to the TSNe-Bulletin, providing nonprofit professionals, capacity builders, funders and partners with information you can use to strengthen individual nonprofits, the sector and the communities we serve.

In This Issue

• New Year, New e-Newsletter
• Convening on Collaboration and Shared Services
• Help Us Plan Training Opportunities
• TSNE Blog: When Do You Recharge Your Batteries?
• Staff Pick: Help A Reporter Out
• Software Corner: Online Surveys
• Sectorwide Trainings and Jobs

New Design

We're working out final tweaks with the new TSNe-Bulletin. With the new website launch last year, it was time to update our e-newsletter templates to more closely match the new design. We had 3 main goals in mind: to make the e-newsletters warmer, friendlier and easier to navigate.

Please let us know how you think we did with this issue, the first using the new design.

Leadership in the New Normal: A Convening on Collaboration, Networks and Shared Services

Join TSNE and a variety of regional nonprofit leaders for a full-day convening in Boston on Thursday, April 14.

Learn from colleagues who are already structuring their work differently in order to deepen the impact they are able to provide for their communities. We'll focus on networks, shared work, staff and space alliances, and the need for authentic inclusion to create social justice.

Features include a keynote speech by renowned community development expert Bill Traynor, workshops, a luncheon panel and opportunities to network with colleagues from around the sector.

What Do You Want To Learn Next Year?

Take our very short survey, and tell us what future training you would like to see TSNE offer - and enter to win the 2011-2012 Better Nonprofit Management workshop of your choice.

Interested in opportunities for a 15% discount?

Contact Julia Carpenter-Conlin, training program manager, about becoming a nonprofit partner next year.

From the Blog

How do you incorporate simple reminders -- like a birthday or anniversary or Valentine's Day -- that remind you to slow down and treasure the
successes of your organization?

Let us know your tactics for stopping to smell the roses in our latest blog post.

Software Corner

Online surveys can be a huge help in understanding what your constituents think and how successful your programs are, without breaking your budget.

Idealware spoke to 5 nonprofit staff members to understand how existing online survey tools compare.

Staff Pick

Denise Moorehead, director of communications, education and outreach, says "Help A Reporter Out, or HARO, is a godsend for cash-strapped nonprofits looking for media coverage."

Happenings and Opportunities In the Nonprofit Sector

TSNE is pleased to announce upcoming activities and events from across the sector, as well as new resources available to nonprofit professionals.

This month we've included information on training and employment opportunities.

Have a job opening, grant opportunity, publication or event to announce? Send us your sectorwide announcements -- including a relevant URL -- with subject line News Submission. SEND TO: info@tsne.org